Welcome to LQ!!!
mint/<no pwd, hit enter>
here. Auto-fix
here
p.s. Might ctrl+alt+f2 or f3 etc help? (man chvt)
Hope you can enjoy the fun-puzzles Linux offers
Let us know what works, for future searchers... Mark Solv'd when done.
Tip: BB code tags at bottom of page; also termbin.com can help post output.
Plug: VirtualBox
for pre-linux M$winX. (&Slackware guestGuru
)
Best wishes